Category Archives: Citizenship

Oregon’s legislative session: defeats, modest wins and one total victory

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Bennett Minton

In my decades in D.C., I interviewed members of Congress daily as a reporter, met with staff and occasionally members as a lobbyist, and dug deep into policy as an analyst. As a citizen in Oregon, I do all three. … Continue reading →

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Desmond Meade: Restoring the franchise – and justice

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Bennett Minton

Last November Florida voters amended the state constitution, automatically restoring voting rights to ex-felons who had completed “all terms of sentence including parole or probation.” The amendment was expected to affect more than 1.4 million Floridians, but the newly elected … Continue reading →

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Anniversary of a call to citizenship

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Bennett Minton

Fifty-five years ago this week, I woke up in Arlington for the first time, a four-year-old transplanted from Texas. Upon finishing law school in Austin, my dad had answered Kennedy’s call, “Ask what you can do for your country,” and … Continue reading →

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